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Resident tells committee H.291 would penalize families who post land for preschool safety
Summary
Julia Barstow testified against H.291, saying it would raise taxes on landowners who post property to protect children attending a nature-based preschool on the property; she described farming activities and said posting is necessary for safety.
Julia Barstow, a resident and testifier, told the House Agriculture Committee she opposes H.291 — a current-use bill that would change taxation for posted land — because the measure would penalize landowners who post property for child-safety reasons.
“My name is Julia Barstow, and I'm here to testify in regards to h 2 91, a bill to tax land at a higher rate than the current use program, for being posted,” she told the committee.
Barstow described the family property and its uses: her parents bought an abandoned hill farm with 62 acres in 1972; the land has…
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